Best Bonnie ever?

**Paul in NZ** · 23rd May 2009, 18:17

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Add something here and I'll tell you again.

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...years-ago.html

Sorry - it didn't load properly on my browser???

**Big Dave** · 23rd May 2009, 18:28

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Sorry - it didn't load properly on my browser???

Dunno sorry - it's on google blogspot - see if you can get there from the front page. 'looking back' link.

http://www.kiwirider.co.nz

or the RSS feed

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...efault?alt=rss

**Paul in NZ** · 23rd May 2009, 18:35

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Dunno sorry - it's on google blogspot - see if you can get there from the front page. 'looking back' link.

http://www.kiwirider.co.nz

I'll try later - seriously under the weather right now... (drunk).... (again)
Wanna know something really odd?

My 2nd birthday was the the first full day of production of the Bonnie.... Weird eh?

Hey - why don't you road test my bike? Might change your mind?

**Big Dave** · 23rd May 2009, 18:39

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Hey - why don't you road test my bike? Might change your mind?

Maybe one day - I have ridden quite a few.
Oscar has the Rocket - I'm going dirt for a while.

**Paul in NZ** · 23rd May 2009, 19:56

Pfft - Tell ya what.. See if you can get a scrambler off Triumph and I test yours, you test mine? I'll even put you & yours up for the night and get you drunk....You write it up for a mag and ya could even make some $$.

**AllanB** · 24th May 2009, 11:20

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Pfft - Tell ya what.. See if you can get a scrambler off Triumph and I test yours, you test mine? I'll even put you & yours up for the night and get you drunk....You write it up for a mag and ya could even make some $$.

Excellent - I'd buy that edition.

Make sure you try to get a shot with both bikes jumping a barbed wire fence!

Scramblers - I think both of you would agree that either year/build has beaut styling by Triumph.

**Paul in NZ** · 24th May 2009, 11:34

Originally Posted by AllanB

Excellent - I'd buy that edition.

Make sure you try to get a shot with both bikes jumping a barbed wire fence!

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Pretty sure we would both have to be really drunk to try that...

**TLDV8** · 24th May 2009, 14:07

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

As a student of Triumph history you might find Jim Scaysbrooks article in the aussie mag 'Old Bike' of interest. (He does not even consider a T140 a proper bonnie)...

A little like they stopped making Ducati's around 1985/6 (Beveldrive only which Scaysbrook raced in the day) and Husqvarna's in 87 (End of Made in Sweden).

The best Bonneville overall,some would say a 1970 650,i would have a 68 any day, had a 73 750,great bike.

**AllanB** · 24th May 2009, 15:29

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Pretty sure we would both have to be really drunk to try that...

Ha ha - my shout maybe?

I can imagine how this would go - too much beer, the anti gets upped and you both end up doing it starkers - just watch out for those high level pipes boys, especially 'Big' Dave

**popelli** · 24th May 2009, 18:34

Best bonnie ever was 67 - they had the best quality control that year

followed by 69 followed by 68

in 1970 quality control went tits up

Truth was the single carbed trophy was a far better bike, better gas mileage, easier to tune, better bottom end, better mid range and not a lot of difference on top end

Amal could bould a better carb, but bsa and triumph would not stump up the money for it, it is almost impossible to get 2 amals exactly with the same manufacturing flaws in each so its virtually impossible to get both carbs working properly in unison

Tried for years to get my bsa lightening running properly on both cylinders on amals gave up in the end and bought some delorto's

**Big Dave** · 24th May 2009, 19:09

>>end up doing it starkers<<

Won't. ever. happen.

**Paul in NZ** · 24th May 2009, 19:53

Originally Posted by Big Dave

>>end up doing it starkers<<

Won't. ever. happen.

Oh - so you are called 'big' dave just because of your height?

I have a pair of old school leather motocross trou with a huge rip out of the crutch from such a fence, the thought of doing it naked makes would have me renamed small paul....

**Big Dave** · 24th May 2009, 22:22

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Oh - so you are called 'big' dave just because of your height?

.

Actually, because I used to weigh 160kg.

**Voltaire** · 27th May 2009, 20:46

The 1959 one as its the nearest to the one that claimed the "World Motorcycle Speed Record" on September the 6th 1956.
214 mph ( over 320 kmph) powered by a Thunderbird running on nitro- methane fuel.
would make a good movie.....